Coin-holder.



J, C. WAUGH.

COIN HOLDER.

APPUCATHEH man APFL 14. 19:5.

Patented Aplzl b, 1916.

JESSE C. WAUGH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

Application filed April 14, 1915. Serial No. 21,316.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE C. VVAcon, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates 'to coin holding-devices, and has particular reference to coinholders which are adapted to form parts of, or be incorporated in ladies handbags, such, for instance, as shoppihg bags, vanity bags or similar articles.

The invention has for its object to provide an improved form of coin-holders, which, while securely but accessively holding the coins in place will be capable of simple and economical manufacture.

The invention, furthermore, has for its object to provide an improved type of coin ejecting devices, the ejector being of such a form that its pressure on the coins increases, as increased pressure is required, but which is capable of ready adaptation to the tension required for coin-holders of various types and sizes.

More particularly, the invention has for its object to provide a coin ejector which may be wholly contained within the coin receptacle and is practically operative therein. In flat tubular coin receptacles, in which type the coins are inserted and held in edgewise relation one behind the other, difficulty has been heretofore experienced in providin a suitable resilient ejector. Spiral or helica springs have been impractical, since, to provide a spiral of a width which will be accommodated by the restricted width of the receptacle unfits the spring for practical use with relation to the greater cross sectional dimension of the receptacle. That is, a helical or spiral spring which is small enough to iit between the sides of the receptacle bounding its narrowest dimension would buckle and double up across the greater dimension of the receptacle, so that it could not exert a resilient pressure and would, therefore, be of no value as an ejector. My invention, therefore, contemplates the use of a rolled or coiled flat hand spring, one end of said spring being secured adjacent the mouth of the receptacle, and the body of the spring being free to unroll longitudinally of the receptacle behind the inserted coins and acting as ejector and follower for the latter. By the use of such a band spring, an ejecting device is provided which adequately fill the cross-sectional area of the receptacle, which constantly exerts the pressure upon the coins, and which suitably increases the pressure upon the coins the number is increased within the receptacle.

With the above objects, and others as will hereinafter appear, in view, my invention will now be fully set forth and described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective vfiaw of a common type of handbag having my invention applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken through the coinholder and showing one form of the invention, with the ejecting device in operative position behind a single coin, Fig. 3 is a. similar view of a second form, showing the coin-holder loaded to capacity, and Flg. 4 is a view of a structural detail.

Referring now more particularly to said drawings, 1 indicates a flat tubular receptacle or casing, which in cross-section, has an opening of sufficient height and width to accommodate in edgewise relation the coin of particular denomination for which the holder is adapted. Said tubular casing 1 is closed at one end and is shaped at its opposite end into a mouth 2, the sides of the casing being cut away in concave relation to permit the insertion of the fingers to grasp the first coin.

Mounted within the receptacle 1, as shown in Fig. 2 is a fiat band coil spring 3 which in its completely coiled condition substantially fills the cross-sectional area of the receptacle 1, the width of the steel band forming the spring being such that the latter will freely roll and unroll within the receptacle or casing. The outer end of the spring is secured to the upper transverse side of the eating 1, in any suitable manner, preferably, by stamping from the metal of the transverse side of a pair of ears 4 beneath which the spring is clamped. As the spring 3 unrolls, its length is stretched along said upper transverse side, and, obviously, the tension of the unrolled portion continually increases the pressure of the body of the spring which bears against the last coin in the receptacle, as additional coins are pushed into the mouth of the casing. As the coins are withdrawn from the holder, the sprin resumes its coiled or rolled condition, an

as it becomes more and more coiled, its pressure against the follower 4 decreases, so that as the coins become fewer and the pressure necessary, to hold them in an advanced position at the mouth of the receptacle decreases the pressure exerted by the spring 3 becomes correspondingly less.

In the form shown in Fig. 2, the outer end of the spring 3 is carried to a point beyond the clamping ears 4, and is shaped into a coin holding detent 5, which overlies to a suitable degree the mouth 2 of the receptacle, so that coins placed into the receptacle, or removed therefrom, must be snapped past said detent 5, which by reason of the resilient nature, of the metal from which it is formed, can be compressed or sprung to one side. In shaping the detent 5, the resilient steel band is looped downwardly in a gradual bend, having its free end freely slidable against the upper side of the receptacle 1, so that the band may be flattened or compressed under the action of coins pushed into or removed from the receptacle.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, the spring 3 is mounted to unroll along the bottom side of the receptacle, the outer end of the coil spring being secured as by rivets 4. to said bottom side of the receptacle, though it is obvious that clips or ears, such as ears 4 in Fig. 2, may be stamped from the casing to hold the end of the spring. In this form, a coin retaining detent 6 is secured as by rivets or clips, to the upper side of the receptacle, adjacent the mouth thereof, said detent 5 being shaped from spring metal, and identically as the spring clip 5 in Fig. 2.

In order to protect the open end of the coin-holder, its mouth is or may be closed by a suitable cap 6 which is pivoted to one side of said mouth, and is held in its open or closed position by the locking action of a leaf spring 7 which bears aginst a square end 8 of said cap 6, one of the Hat sides of said square end being opposed to the flat surface of said spring 7 in each of its open and closed positions. The spring 7 issecured to the inner face of the bottom side of the receptacle 1 as by rivets, and projects through an opening 9 formed in said side of the receptacle and then projects into contacting relation with the squared end 8 of said cap 6.

It will be noted that in the form shown in Fig. 3, the rear end of the riveted portion of the spring 7, and the forward end of the spring 3 are secured in abutted relation along the bottom side of the receptacle, so that a smooth joint which will not obstruct the passage of the coins is provided.

In Fig. 1 is shown the coin-holder associated with a handbag, though the form therein shown is only one of many adaptations of the device. The coin-holder is shown handily mounted in one of the hinged elements 10 of a handbag A, the coin-holder being secured to the inner face of the longitudinal side of the hinged member 10, with its closed end abut-ted against and secured to one of the short sides of the hinged member and having the mouth of the receptacle projected through the other short side, the cap 6 appearing on the outer face of the last mentioned short side so that the opening and closing of the coin receptacle or holder and the insertion or removal of coins therefrom may be wholly controlled without opening the handbag.

In. the foregoing it is evident that by my improved construction, whose mechanism is simple and consists of few parts, the device may be easily and economically manufactured. Furthermore, the use of a flat spiral coil spring permits the regulation of the tension of the spring, so that when the latter is unrolled to the extreme end of the receptacle or casing 1, the tension of the spring, or rather, its pressure upon the coins, is not so great as to cause the coins to he jumped out of the mouth of the receptacle, while, at the same time the pressure exerted by the spring in its rolled-up condition, as when only a single coin is in the holder is such that the coin is properly positioned under sufiicient pressure in contact with the detent 3 to be readily withdrawn.

It will also be noted that I have provided in a flat tubular coin receptacle a practically operative spring coin ejector which can not become buckled or twisted or otherwise inoperative, and it does not require the use of any additional elements, such as a follower or guide, other than the confines of the receptacle in order to maintain it in its path of operative movement regardless of whether the receptacle has only one or two coins therein or whether it is completely filled.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A coin holder, comprising in combination, a casing, an ejection opening in said casing, means for holding coins within said casing, and a rolled band spring positioned within said casing to unroll away from said ejection opening and to exert ejecting pressure upon the coins.

2. A coin holder, comprising in combination, a casing, an ejection'opening at the front end of said casing, means to hold coins within said ejection opening, and a rolled spring bearing behind the coins and adapted to be unrolled by the latter as the casing is filled therewith.

3. A coin-holder, comprising combination, a casing, means for holding coins within said casing, and a coil spring mounted in the casing and adapted to unroll as coins are pushed into the casing.

4:. A coin-holder, comprising in combina- 18! tion, a casing, means for holding coins in said casing, and a flat coil spring having one end securedto said casing and having its body mounted to unroll behind the coins as they are pushed into said casing.

5. A coin-holder, comprising in combination, a flat tubular receptacle adapted to receive coins in edgewise relation, means for holding the coins in said casing, and a rolled flat spring mounted in said casing to bear against the coins and unroll as the latter are pushed into the casing.

6. A coin-holder, comprising in combination, a flat tubular casing, means for holding coins in said casing, a flat band spring rolled to fill the cross-sectional area of said casing and having one end secured thereto, said spring being formed to unroll behind coins inserted in said casing and to exert an ejecting pressure upon said coins in rerollmg.

7. A coin-holder, comprising in combination, a fiat tubular casing having a coin receiving mouth, means for holding coins in said casing, and a band spring coiled in said casing and having its outer end secured adjacent said mouth, said spring being formed to unroll under the action of coins inserted in said receptacle and to exert an ejecting pressure upon the coins.

8. A coin-holder, comprising in combination, a flat tubular casing adapted to receive coins in edgewise relation, having a receiving mouth, means for holding coins in said casing, and a band spring coiled in said casing to substantially fill itscross-sectional area, the outer end of said spring being secured to the casing adjacent said mouth, said spring being adapted to unroll under the action of coins inserted in said casing and to exert an ejecting pressure on the coins.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE C. WAUGH. Witnesses:

IDA M. HARTIG, EDWARD R. WITMAN. 

